An import tax is a tax on foreign goods imported into a country levied by their customs authority. Every country and even state or province has a different import tax rate, name, and criteria.
De minimis, which is Latin for “about minimal things,” is the price threshold before taxes or duties are applied to imports. For example, in Australia, a 10% tax is applied to all transactions above their 1000 AUD de minimis.
Landed cost is the total amount charged to ship items to their destination, which combines shipping, taxes, duties, fees, insurance, and the cost of the item. Import tax may be applied only to the product, but sometimes it’s applied to the product, shipping, and other fees.
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Here is a list of some of the different names for import taxes from around the world:
Local taxes (e.g. Canada PST and HST) are not included.
* Indicates the tax de minimis has special rules.
Country | ISO code | Tax rate | Tax de minimis |
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![]() | AL | 20% | 100 USD |
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Import tax rates by country
Learn cross-border, need-to-know terms, followed by a table of international tax and de minimis rates.